Comparison between procalcitonin and C-reactive protein to predict blood culture results in ICU patients

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Area Under Curve
• Bacteremia / blood
• Bacteremia / diagnosis*
• Bacteremia / physiopathology
• Biomarkers / analysis
• Biomarkers / blood
• Blood Culture / methods
• Blood Culture / statistics & numerical data*
• C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
• Case-Control Studies
• Cohort Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Italy
• Logistic Models
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Procalcitonin / analysis*
• Procalcitonin / blood
• ROC Curve
• Retrospective Studies